HydraQ is an unseen sponsor, possibly a drinks company, that serves as a competitor to OSPUZE. The company was scheduled to be a seasonal sponsor of Season 7, which OSPUZE CEO Sofia Petronelle strongly disagreed with. HydraQ was removed as a Season 7 sponsor after its marketing assets disappeared in the run up to the season's launch, which Scotty theorized was the work of hacker collective CNS.